Mystical IQ Test

1. A black and white cat crossing your path means:
   bad luck
   good luck
   nothing
   

2. According to lore, Vampires are attracted to garlic.
   True
   False
   

3. According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings:
   3 years of good luck
   13 years bad luck
   7 years bad luck
   7 years good luck
   

4. Ancient Egyptians regarded the scarab beetle as symbolic of:
   death and destruction
   resurrection and immortality
   

5. Automatic writing refers to beings from other planes of existence (spirits) writing through humans.
   True
   False
   

6. Cats were so revered in ancient Egypt, that anyone who killed a cat could be punished by death.
   True
   False
   

7. Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle can be attributed to strong currents in that area.
   True
   False
   

8. Finding a four-leafed clover is an omen of:
   wealth
   happiness
   good luck
   

9. Ghosts are:
   spirits of humans beings that have died
   spirits of beings that are NON-human
   spirits of both human and non-human beings
   

10. How many Fates were there according to Roman and Greek mythology?
    1
    2
    3
    7
    9
    

11. In some cultures, breaking a mirror is thought to presage a death in the family within a year.
    True
    False
    

12. Inhabitants of Atlantis were supposedly:
    very tall and fair skinned
    of average height with olive skin
    very tall with olive skin
    rather short and fair skinned
    

13. Medusa, in Greek mythology, was:
    the goddess of war
    one of the three Gorgons with snakes for hair
    the wife of Hades
    

14. Rubbing two horse shoes together is said to bring:
    bad luck
    good luck
    wealth
    longevity
    

15. Superstition holds that a bird flying into the house:
    is a good omen
    means someone will die soon
    is a presage of a birth
    

16. The Amityville Horror is about a:
    possessed person
    haunted motel
    haunted house
    

17. The Egyptian pyramids were built to:
    honor and worship the gods of ancient Egypt
    communicate with the dead
    serve as tombs
    conceal precious valuables
    

18. The Eye of Horus is a talisman that:
    helps the bearer find truth
    helps with physical strength and health
    wards off bad luck
    

19. The Great Sphinx of Giza has the body of a lion and the head of a woman.
    True
    False
    

20. The Holy Grail is:
    a magical amulet
    a chalice
    a place
    

21. The name of the fabled city of gold is:
    Ciboria
    El Dorado
    Coronado
    

22. The original inhabitants of Atlantis are believed to be:
    of Greek-Mediterranean origin
    of extra-terrestrial origin
    

23. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are:
    Taj Mahal, Parthenon, Great Pyramid of Giza, Grand Canyon, Temple of Artemis, Stonehenge, Hanging Gardens of Babylon
    Taj Mahal, Great Pyramid of Giza, Stonehenge, Niagara Falls, Colosseum (Rome), Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu
    Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse of Alexandria
    Iguacu Falls, Petra, Colosseum (Rome), Parthenon, Grand Canyon, Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower of Pisa,
    

24. The terms Ghosts and Spirits mean the same thing.
    True
    False
    

25. Tutankhamun was an Aztec ruler renowned for his bloody sacrifices.
    True
    False
    

26. Venus and Aphrodite both name the same goddess of love and beauty.
    True
    False
    

27. 'What goes around, comes around,' is an example of:
    bad luck
    karma
    good luck
    

28. What is the name of King Arthur's magical sword in Arthurian legend?
    Camelot
    Guenevere
    Excalibur
    Merlin
    

29. Which Greek mythological god or goddess sprung fully grown from the head of Zeus?
    Apollo
    Artemis
    Aphrodite
    Athena
    

30. Why is it believed that ghosts roam and inhabit places?
    because they are restless
    because they have unfinished business
    because their lives were terminated violently in an untimely manner (murder, freak accident, etc.)
    all of the above
    two of the above
    none of the above